# PhishDestroy threat dossier — saharaai.knowledgedrop.network
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Fetched:   2026-04-23 07:51:47 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/saharaai.knowledgedrop.network/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims
Composite threat score: 72/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: status_split) (score: 4/6)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: SOCRadar, URLQuery
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Nameservers:     ["leo.ns.cloudflare.com", "phoenix.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Page title:      Just a moment...

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-05-26
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: a6ce03f6a66c56d0209e9abcda515cae212e8bf6e0cd6560eb0c516435fcbbec
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - knowledgedrop.network

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-12-28 13:38:20 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-23 04:05:56 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019b652d-a732-75ea-ab1f-b09d60f9940d/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/saharaai.knowledgedrop.network
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.saharaai.knowledgedrop.network
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=saharaai.knowledgedrop.network
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/saharaai.knowledgedrop.network
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/saharaai.knowledgedrop.network/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:26:21 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies saharaai.knowledgedrop.network as a low-risk generic phishing threat. This domain primarily aims to deceive users through generic phishing tactics.

The domain was registered via PDR Ltd. and is currently offline. It appeared on one security blocklist and was flagged by 2 out of 95 VirusTotal vendors. It resolved to IP 188.114.97.3 and displayed a generic "Just a moment..." page.

Users should avoid interacting with this domain to prevent potential data compromise. The domain is now offline, minimizing immediate risk, but vigilance is advised for similar phishing attempts.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
TLS cert SHA-256:      a6ce03f6a66c56d0209e9abcda515cae212e8bf6e0cd6560eb0c516435fcbbec

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates:
  - VirusTotal positive ratio
  - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus,
    CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB)
  - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor)
  - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.)
  - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing
  - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts
  - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording)
  - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures)
  - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...)
  - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal)
  - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record)
  - Human researcher sign-off (volunteer takedown team)

A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does
NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their
first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite
score and the individual indicators above, not just VT.

## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/saharaai.knowledgedrop.network/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=saharaai.knowledgedrop.network
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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